IUCN status: Near Threatened
EPBC Predator Threat Rating: Not assessed
IUCN claim: “Across its range, the Platypus is also subject to predation by the introduced Red Fox, dogs and cats.”
No studies
No studies
No studies were found linking cats to platypus.
Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions.
IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023